So I’m standing outside the Centre in Vancouver last night and I hear some guy negotiating ticket prices for the Drake concert. Two tickets in the Centre Orchestra for $500 a pop. Are you kidding me? Then as I watched the show I got it, this guy is the real deal.
I remember interviewing Aubrey Graham aka Drake aka Jimmy Brooks from Degrassi: The Next Generation years back after his reign on the hit teen show ended. He mentioned his next focus would be music. Who knew he’d be the face of the next generation of hip hop. The first Canadian rapper to go platinum, both in Canada and the US, owned the stage last night. The sound was tight and Drake’s undeniably got the charisma the ladies loved and the ferocious rhymes that commanded the respect of the sell out crowd that was clearly in awe of the 23 year old. He’s 23 and already this big. Well done!
It was a great vibe in The Center, with a relatively younger crowd in attendance. I walk away from the show with two afterthoughts: 1. Drake will be a force in hip hop for years to come 2. After seeing the skirts (or lack there of) of the ladies at the show….I’m never having a daughter. Yikes!
RM
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